Farmers’ crop choice decisions: Trends and determinants in Nigeria and UgandaThis study investigates the determinants of farmers’ crop choice decisions, crop area diversification, and income diversification in Sub-Saharan Africa using nationally representative panel data for Nigeria and Uganda. We use both the shares of land… |
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Synopsis: How macroeconomic factors may influence agricultural program sustainability: Evidence from Cross River state, NigeriaExpenditures of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) and the state Ministries of Agriculture in Nigeria need to be accounted for when assessing the extent to which Nigeria is meeting its pledge as a signatory of the… |
How macroeconomic factors may influence agricultural program sustainability: Evidence from Cross River state, NigeriaWe examine the linkages between government institutions within the Nigerian federal government system; the historical funding levels for agricultural programs in the country; the influence of key macroeconomic variables, such as the global oil price,… |
Synopsis: Macroeconomic factor influence on agricultural program sustainability in Kaduna state, NigeriaIn this study, we measure the degree to which changes in key macroeconomic variables – global oil prices or donor funding levels – affect the fiscal conditions of the Kaduna Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (KDMAF), and, thus, the likelihood of… |
Macroeconomic factor influence on agricultural program sustainability in Kaduna state, NigeriaIn this study, we measure the degree to which a change in key macroeconomic variables, such as the global oil price, influences the ability for state Ministries of Agriculture to sustain agricultural program funding. To highlight the issue of… |
Integrating environmental considerations into the agricultural policy process: Evidence from NigeriaPolicy processes that design, develop, and implement sectoral policies often leave environmental considerations to a central environmental authority. As a result, the environmental implications and consequences of policies and programs, even when they… |
Youth employment, agricultural transformation, and rural labor dynamics in NigeriaYouth employment in developing countries, particularly in connection with agricultural transformation policies in Africa south of the Sahara, has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. The debate on youth unemployment globally—and… |
Delving deeper into the agricultural transformation and youth employment nexus: The Nigerian caseYouth employment is not an entirely new topic for research and policy. Recent estimates from the International Labour Organisation (ILO) (2013a) suggest that high and rising unemployment rates among youth remain a key challenge to global development,… |